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Hours after President Trump announced he was extending the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely,
“Iranian forces seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”
A third ship was attacked.
These latest incidents calm amid the ongoing US naval blockade of the Strait. At the same time NPR's Lauren Frayer says Britain and France are holding a two-day conference, aimed at getting the Strait of Hormuz reopened to ship traffic." Military planners from more than 30 countries are meeting at a Royal Air Force Base North of London to put together a multinational mission to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz,
amid global concerns over oil and energy prices. A poll here in the UK shows one in ten brits is already stockpiling fuel. British defense officials have previously floated the idea of deploying autonomous mind-hunting systems from mothership sent to the Gulf. But they caution that whatever plan they come up with at this two-day conference will only
take effect after what they call a "sustain ceasefire" between Iran and the US, not the shaky one in place right now.
“Lauren Frayer and PR News, Glasgow Senate Republicans have introduced a budget resolution”
to fund immigration enforcement agencies. It's the first step in a lengthy process aimed at ending a record-breaking shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, and PR's Barbara Sprunt reports. For months, congressional Democrats have said they will not fund immigration enforcement agencies unless reforms are implemented, following the deaths of two U.S. citizens at the
hands of agents at protests earlier this year. Republicans are looking to a budget tool called reconciliation to fund DHS along party lines, bypassing the need for democratic support.
The budget resolution has an expected final price tag of about $70 billion, which would
fund the agencies through President Trump's term. The president has given a deadline of June 1st for the bill's passage, but the process is long and complicated. Barbara Sprunt and Pernie is the capital.
“Democrats are cheering a constitutional amendment past yesterday by Virginia voters.”
It approves a redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' chances of winning four additional house seats in November's midterm elections. House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries tells NPR the initiative came in response to Republican moves to redistrict in other states. Trump indicated that he was going to rip away 10, 12, or 15 seats from the people of this
country and states like Texas and Missouri and North Carolina as part of an effort to rig the midterm elections. That effort has now been awarded. House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries, the ballot measure narrowly passed the Virginia Supreme Court, has yet to rule on challenges to redistricting effort, which could stop any new
districts from being used this year. This is NPR news in Washington. Napping may be a warning sign of underlying health problems or declining health in older adults. That's according to a new study in the journal, JAMA Network Open, and PR's Maria Gidoi has more.
And the study researchers looked at data from more than 1,300 adults who were followed for up to 19 years. Participants were 81 years old on average. Their NAP activity was tracked with wearable devices. The study found that Napping in the morning and taking longer, more frequent NAPs were linked
to a higher risk of dying in older adults. The researchers note that while brief NAPs can help improve alertness and alleviate fatigue, excessive Napping later in life has previously been linked to poor health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease and neurodegeneration. The researchers say the findings suggest tracking Napping patterns and older adults could
be a clinically useful way to spot health problems early on. Maria Gidoi and PR News Products ranging from shoes to stuffed animals could soon cost more because of the US as real war against Iran. Petrochemicals derived from oil and natural gas go into making more than 6,000 consumer products according to a list from the Department of Energy
that includes items such as chewing gum, lipstick, and computers. Trade groups and companies that sell home products and medical supplies are looking at price increases or other ways to offset higher material costs. Inflation clamped last month in the United Kingdom, driven by the sharp rise in fuel prices amid the Iran war.
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